Following are the top foreign stories at 2000 hours

     FGN15 CHINA-DIPLOMAT-DETENTION
    *Senior Chinese diplomat Liu Jianchao detained: Report
     Beijing:Liu Jianchao, a senior Chinese diplomat heading the foreign relations department of the ruling Communist Party, has been detained for questioning, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday.
    
     FGN5 PAK-PAA-LOSS
     Pakistan lost Rs 4.1 bn after airspace ban on Indian flights: Report
     Islamabad: Pakistan’s airport body suffered a loss of Rs 4.1 billion in over two months due to the closure of airspace for Indian airlines, according to official data.
    
     FGN10 PAK-US-MUNIR
     Pakistan Army chief Munir meets political, military leaders during his second US visit since June
     Islamabad: Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir, who is visiting Washington for the second time since the four-day conflict with India, has met top US political and military leaders, the army said on Sunday.
    
     FGN3 PAK-IMRAN
     Pak SC to resume hearing on Imran Khan's bail denial pleas on Aug 12
     Islamabad: Pakistan's Supreme Court will resume on Tuesday the hearing of appeals filed by jailed former premier Imran Khan against the denial of bail in cases related to May 9 violence, according to a media report on Sunday.
    
     FGN7 BANGLA-POLLS-YUNUS
     B'desh Chief Adviser Yunus calls for full security at polling stations for upcoming polls
     Dahlias: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has called for "complete security" at polling centres for the country's general elections set to take place in February 2026, stressing the need to make the polls "free, fair and peaceful", a media report said on Sunday.
    
     FGN12 PAK-AFGHAN-VISIT
     Afghan foreign minister's planned visit to Pak cancelled, likely due to UNSC travel ban
     Islamabad: A UN Security Council travel ban is widely thought to be behind the cancellation of a planned visit by Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi to Pakistan, according to a media report.
    
     FGN8 UK-PALESTINE-PROTEST
     UK police make 474 arrests in largest Palestine Action protest
     London: The Metropolitan Police said it made 474 arrests during the UK’s largest protest in support of Palestine Action, which was recently banned by the government, making it a criminal offence to show any backing for the group.
    
     FGN9 SINGAPORE-ISRAEL-GAZA
     'Disturbing, unacceptable': Singapore on Israel’s plan to expand military operations in Gaza
     Singapore: Singapore on Sunday said that it was deeply concerned about Israel's "dangerous and unacceptable" plan to expand military operations in Gaza, and has reiterated its call for an immediate ceasefire.*

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